Eraser

Featuring members of Amanda X and opening for bands like Control Top, Eraser has quickly become one of Philly’s most in-demand and vital punk bands. Their chopped-up stew of no wave bounce and post-punk twang shines through their bite-sized debut video “Simon Says,” a shivering stop-motion synth-punk party heralding whatever comes next.

Computer

This seven-piece band — originally consisting of just Ben Lock and Hudson Schlesny — has a full-bodied, sumptuous take on jazzy post-punk. Their debut single, “Weird New Vocation,” is a rollercoaster of rollicking rhythms and a smidge of atonal dissonance, like a sheened-up Black Midi. Bands this new and exciting are what Sled Island is all about!

Parisian Orgy

Originally a solo project, this now seven-piece supergroup (featuring members of Sunglaciers, Uncanny Valley, and Sub / / Cell) creates silly art-rock that’s a brand all its own. Parisian Orgy has previously been described as “slapstick synth pop” and “cabaret meets Pee-wee Herman,” basically demanding that you experience it for yourself.

CAT PISS

Formed in July of 2023, CAT PISS has gripped the local music scene by the scalp with its unfiltered and freakish take on experimental synth punk. Atonal guitars and primal drum beats accompany the cries of yowler-in-chief Amy Moore. If you missed their scorching set opening for Soul Glo last year, now’s your chance.

About Sled Island:

Sled Island is an annual five-day independent music and arts festival in Calgary, Alberta that brings together a community of music, comedy and art with nearly 30,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.

Upon entering a festival venue, the passholder agrees to being photographed, filmed or recorded in that venue, and agrees to the publication, reproduction, distribution and broadcast of all photographs, video or other recordings of the passholder’s voice or likeness without further notice or compensation in any publicity, advertisement or other publication carried-out by, or on behalf of, Sled Island and in perpetuity in any manner and media whatsoever, including print, broadcast or internet.

Everyone has the right to feel safe and included at Sled Island. All festival attendees must abide by Sled Island’s safer spaces and inclusion policy and agree to the code of conduct, which can be found at SledIsland.com/SaferSpaces.

Sled Island acknowledges Calgary as the traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Ĩyãħé Nakoda First Nations, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).